Chicago vs. New York
Medical and Health Services Managers. Median, spread and buying power, side by side.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 11-9111
Fig. 1 — Side by side
Both distributions, one scale
10th to 90th percentile, median struck in red
Table 1 — Adjusted
New York's median is 36.1% higher — but after local prices, New York still leads by 25.3%.
Chicago's median $123,090 buys $118,800 at national prices (price parity 103.6); New York's $167,580 buys $148,900 (112.6).
Table 2 — The figures
Point by point
Published percentiles for both metros; the last column is New York against Chicago.
| Chicago | New York | Δ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | 16,680 | 35,260 | +111.4% |
| 10th percentile | $77,120 | $102,450 | +32.8% |
| 25th percentile | $97,010 | $130,030 | +34.0% |
| Median | $123,090 | $167,580 | +36.1% |
| 75th percentile | $168,030 | $219,010 | +30.3% |
| 90th percentile | $226,080 | $348,010 | +53.9% |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Price parity
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.
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